Car-coupling



, J. DAVIS.

(No Model.)

GAR GOUPLING.

Patented Jan. 9, 1894.

standing out, as shown in Figs. l and 2.

UNITED STATES PATENT EEICE.

l JAMES DAVIS, OF FOREST HOME, ALABAMA.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 512,466, dated January 9, 1894.

Application filed June 20, 1893- Serial No. 478,244. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES DAVIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Forest Home, in the county of Butler and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oar-Couplers; and I do de- Clare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- act description of .the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specilication.

My invention is a new automatic car-coupler and consists in the novel construction and arrangement of its parts.

The object of my invention is to furnish arf automatic car-coupler that is in itself self-operative, and a coupler that may be set from either side of the car or from the top thereof.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l isV a perspective view of my coupler set ready to couple. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of my coupler coupled. Fig. 3 is a detail View.

My invention is described as follows:

A, represents one end of a. coach.

B, represents the draw-head. This drawhead is furnished with the usual cushion for rebounding spring that keeps it constantly On the upper face of the draw-head is erected a truncated cone b. This truncated cone is for the purpose of holding the coupling-pin c, in a vertical position. The upper end of the said pin is larger than its lower end for the purpose of giving it weight, so that it may V drop through the link of its own weight. The upper end of said pin is perforated through which perforation works horizontally a rod d, which runs back to the end of the coach and then is turned at right angles and runs horizontally up through sleeves e, secured to the end of the coach and is then turned back to a right angle forming a hand hold f.

To the front end of the coach is horizontally journaled in suitable sleeves or bearings a lifting-rod g, provided with crank handles h, one on eitherside of the coach, and a Ufshaped bend t', which extends forward and is turned round the lower horizontal part of the rod d, which passesthrough thecoupling-pin. When either of the crank handles h, are turned forward the rod d, is raised and raises with it the coupling-pin c. The rod d, may be raised from the top of the coach by pulling on the handle j'.

To the side of thedraw-head B, is secured a spring prop J, the upper end -of which is turned back at an angle of nearly ninety degrees, so that it may rest under the horizontal part of the rod d, and hold the rod and consequently the coupling-pin up, and when the rod d, is -raised the said spring prop J, flies into position, its bent end under the horizontal part of said rod, and thus the couplingpin is held up in position to drop into the link as soon as the coaches bump together.

In the front of the coach and immediately over the draw-head is secured a V-shaped rod k, its pointed end forward, and when the coaches bump together the draw-head B, is pushed back under the coach as far as its shoulder Z, will allow it to go. This carries back with it the spring prop J, which impin ges against the rod 7c, and is thereby pushed out from under the rod cl, allowing the coup- `ling-pin to fall into the link.

It .will be seen that I may set any number of couplers to start ready to couple when the coaches bump/together, from the top or from either side of the coach, and that when the coaches do pump the coupling pin falls into place and the cars are coupled.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isn

l. An automatic car-coupler, consisting of the draw-head B, provided with the usual cushion or rebounding spring, and secured on its upper face means for holding the couplingpin in a vertical position; coupling-pin c, perforated at its upper end and adapted to work up and down through the draw-head; rod cl, its horizontal end passing through the perforation in the upper end of the pin c, its vertical end running up the end of the coach through proper sleeves; horizontal rod g, provided with crank handles h, and a U -shaped bend 11, bending around the rod d; spring prop J, secured to one side of the drawhead and adapted to catch under the horizontal part of the rod d; V-shaped rod 7c, secured to the front end of the coach and adapted to push the spring J, out from under the rod d, when the draw-head is pushed back and thus throw the coupling-pin, substantially as shown and described and for the purposes set forth.

2. An automatic car-coupler, consisting of the draw-head B, provided with the usual cushion or rebounding spring; coupling-pin c, perforated at its upper end and adapted to Work up and down through the draw-head; rod d, its horizontal end passing through the perforation in the pin c, its Vertical end running up the end of the coach through proper sleeves; spring prop J secured to one side of the draw-head and adapted to catch under the horizontal part of the rod d; V-shaped rod k, secured to the front end of the coach and adapted to push the spring J, out from under the rod when the draw-head is pushed back and thus throw the coupling-pin, substantially as shown and described and for the purposes set forth. In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JAMES DAVIS. Witnesses:

J. D. VICKARY, F. M. MURPHY. 

